belong to

verb

belonged to; belonging to; belongs to

1

: to be the property of (someone) : to be owned by

The money belongs to him.

The house belongs not just to her, but to her husband as well.

His style belongs only to himself.

2

: to be a member of (a club, organization, etc.)

The family belongs to a country club.

Most of the company's employees belong to an HMO.

3

: to be included in (a category, group, etc.)

What family does that bird belong to?

4

: to be a part of (something)

the parts belonging to the clock

Examples of belong to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The Bucs highlights in the first half belonged to the defense, which got after Chiefs quarterbacks Justin Fields and Garrett Nussmeier. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

The chair belonged to her grandmother Marie and was reupholstered by Morgan’s sister Alida, an artist and landscape designer. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026

The tools cost next to nothing, yet the moat belongs to whoever starts compiling first. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue